Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion: International Case Studies

✍ Scribed by Maha Shuayb (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 267
Series: Education, Economy and Society
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
From Social Cohesion to Social Justice and Care in Education: Revisiting the Theory and Practice....Pages 11-36
Education, Social Cohesion and Human Rights....Pages 37-49
Multicultural Citizenship and Social Cohesion: Reflecting on the Case Study of England....Pages 50-63
The Historical Legacy and Political Implications of State and Sectarian Schools in Lebanon....Pages 64-85
Education for Social Cohesion in Lebanon: The Educational Reform Experiment in the Wake of the Lebanese War....Pages 86-102
Education as a Means of Building Social Cohesion in Lebanon: An Unfinished Task....Pages 103-113
Common School or Common System?....Pages 114-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Building Social Cohesion: The Role of the Citizenship-Rich School....Pages 125-136
Current Models and Approaches to Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Lebanon....Pages 137-153
The Space between Civic Education and Active Citizenship in Lebanon....Pages 154-170
Promoting a Rights-Based Perspective in Initial Teacher Education....Pages 171-187
Achieving Social Cohesion in Europe through Education: A Success Story....Pages 188-201
School Linking as a Means of Fostering Community Cohesion....Pages 202-219
The Power of Language — How Small Shifts in Language Create Big Shifts in Relationships and Behaviour....Pages 220-231
Teaching and Learning History for Strengthening Reconciliation and the Peace-Building Process: Experience of the Council of Europe....Pages 232-243
Conclusion....Pages 244-247
Back Matter....Pages 249-254

✦ Subjects

Political Sociology; Sociology of Education; Education Policy; Sociology of Education; Philosophy of Education; Political Science

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